Nutrition in Food Retail: Leveraging RDNs to Improve Public Health

Monday, October 19
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Central Time)
Location:
CE: 1.0
Level 2 (intermediate knowledge/experience)
Activity Code: 157595

Food is Medicine interventions play an important role in preventing and/or managing chronic conditions that drive health care costs. Many of these diseases are often difficult to address within the current structure of our health care system, and the food retail environment provides a unique opportunity for RDNs to address gaps in health care equity by providing much-needed access points and the ability to support food insecurity and behavior change by connecting with consumers where they are making food decisions.

In November 2019, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation convened a roundtable involving experts within retail, business, technology, community, health care, research and education. The resulting Food is Medicine retail nutrition framework defines the concept of Food is Medicine, identifies focus areas and priorities for RDN services, and highlights opportunities for future programming, partnerships and professional development.

In this session, participants will discover the levers driving health care value, implications for Food is Medicine within food retail settings, and solutions for implementing a model that is scalable, generates favorable health outcomes, and produces a positive return on investment.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define Food is Medicine, identify focus areas and prioritize RDN services within the food retail environment.
  • Discover levers driving health care value and implications for Food is Medicine within food retail settings.
  • Determine how to evaluate success of a Food is Medicine retail nutrition model.

Performance Indicators:

  • 3.3.4 Engages in active discussions with others to
    establish a method to best meet and serve the
    needs of the customer and the population.
  • 11.3.2 Establishes, implements and evaluates
    measurable goals to meet projections or targets.
  • 1.3.1 Applies strategies that engage the customer in
    a collaborative approach.

    Moderator(s)

  • Nutrition in Food Retail: Leveraging RDNs to Improve Public Health -

    Susan Borra, RDN

    Former (retired) Chief Health and Wellness Officer/Former (retired) Executive Director

    FMI – The Food Industry Association and FMI Foundation

    • Speaker(s)

  • Nutrition in Food Retail: Leveraging RDNs to Improve Public Health -

    David Fries

    Senior Knowledge Expert

    Oliver Wyman, Health and Life Sciences

  • Nutrition in Food Retail: Leveraging RDNs to Improve Public Health -

    Eileen Myers, RDN, LDN, FAND

    Nutrition and Healthcare Consultant

    Eileen Myers, LLC

  • Nutrition in Food Retail: Leveraging RDNs to Improve Public Health -

    Allison Yoder, MA, RDN, LD

    Program Manager

    Kroger Health